Physics While Surfing
During the three-day weekend, I finally got to go surfing! Because I have not surfed in a while and still am a beginner, I decided to go surfing at the typical tourist place: Waikiki. As I paddled out, I realized the physics while surfing: Newton's 3rd law. That law states for every force there is an equal and opposite force. The first example is the physics of the surfboard. The surfboard pushes on the water and the water pushes the surfboard back keeping the board afloat (of course, there is also stuff about buoyancy). The second example is lying on top of the surfboard. I push down on the surfboard and the surfboard pushes me up. The last example is the physics of the water. I pull the water backwards and the water pulls me forward. Therefore, I am able to paddle. Unfortunately, I am not as a strong and cannot pull the water back as much. My other friends paddled faster than I could because they pulled the water back more than I could. As they pulled the water back, more than the water pushed them forward more. That is why they were way ahead of me and had to slow down occasionally so I could catch up with them. Thinking like that made me feel very weak.
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